Moncton Wildcats’ Juraj Pekarcik and London Knights’ Sam O’Reilly vie for the puck during first period Memorial Cup hockey action in Rimouski, Que., on May 24.Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press
Sam O’Reilly’s second goal of the game, scored at 4:23 of 3-on-3 overtime, lifted the London Knights to an exciting 3-2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats in the opening game for both teams at the 2025 Memorial Cup championship.
Kasper Halttunen, with a second-period power-play goal, also scored for the Ontario Hockey League champion Knights, who outshot the Wildcats 48-29.
Etienne Morin and Dyllan Gill, on the power play, scored for the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Wildcats, while Alex…